2026 · MLB Lineups
Shawn Childs' lineup projections
His preseason opportunity model as lineup cards — batting order and projected games exactly as his workbook has them, with what actually happened beside each row. His judgment preserved, reality noted.
Preseason lineup projections (March 2026 workbook, vintage 2026-08-03) · actuals through 2026-08-02. Players his sheet lists on a team stay on that card; moves since March are annotated from our ingest.
LAD — projected batting order
2 of 9 slots as projectedamber = 1–2 slots off or a ≥20-game pace gap · red = 3+ slots or pace under 50% of his projection · agreement uncolored
- 1Shohei OhtaniDHLnow on LADproj 153 G· 102 G (pace 148)bats 1st
- 2Kyle TuckerOFLnow on LADproj 145 G· 105 G (pace 152)proj 2nd · actual 6th
- 3Mookie BettsSSRnow on LADproj 149 G· 75 G (pace 108)proj 3rd · actual 4th
- 4Freddie Freeman1BLnow on LADproj 153 G· 109 G (pace 158)proj 4th · actual 3rd
- 5Andy PagesOFRnow on LADproj 146 G· 110 G (pace 159)proj 5th · actual 2nd
- 6Max Muncy3BLproj 127 G· —
- 7Teoscar HernandezOFRnow on LADproj 135 G· 77 G (pace 111)bats 7th
- 8Will SmithCRnow on LADproj 137 G· 52 G (pace 75)proj 8th · actual 3rd
- 9Tommy EdmanOFBnow on LADproj 121 G· 35 G (pace 51)proj 9th · actual 6th
bench depth (9) — his slots 10+
- 10Dalton RushingCnow on LADproj 36 G · 72 G
- 11Alex Freeland3Bnow on LADproj 31 G · 71 G
- 12Miguel Rojas2B/3B/SSnow on LADproj 55 G · 68 G
- 13Hyeseong Kim2Bnow on LADproj 45 G · 40 G
- 14Alex CallOFnow on LADproj 25 G · 55 G
- 15Trayce ThompsonOFproj 0 G · —
- 16Enrique Hernandez3B/OFnow on LADproj 0 G · 6 G
- 17J.D. MartinezDHproj 0 G · —
- 19Austin BarnesCproj 0 G · —